Coal cart



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K FRED ALBERT, OF MEXICO, MAINE.

COAL CART.

Application med october 7, 1922. serial no.. 593,035.

To zZZrwtQm t may concern."

Be it known that lf, Fenu Annnnna citizen of the United States, residing at Mexico, in the countyfof Oxford and State of Maine, have invented new and useful Improvements in Coal Carts, of which Athe following is a specification.

Edy presentinvention has reference to an improved coal wagon, and has for its object to produce a vehicle of this character provided with means whereby coal may be delivered at the rear andvat the sides thereof in small quantities, as when the same is to be received in baskets or at a small flow, as when the coal is to be delivered through chutes or spouts, and further whereby when the coal is to be dumped in a volume without necessitating the employment of shovels or other means for scraping the coal from the wagon or cart.

To the attainment of the foregoing, and other `objects whichr'will present themselves as the'nature of the invention is better understood, reference is to be had to the drawings which accompany and which form partY of this application.

In the vdrawings Figure 1 is a side elevation of a coal wagon-in accordance with this invention.

Figure 2 is a rear elevation thereof. Figure 3 is a top plan view thereof. Figure i is a sectional view on the line 4-4 of Figure 3.V p Figure v5 is a sectional view on the line -frof Figure 1.

Figure 6 is a side elevation showing the body tilted to dumping position.

VThe wagon body 1 is supported in the usual manner byl the bolsters for the axles of the front wheels 2 and the rear wheels 3, a tongue or shaft being connected to the hounds of the front axle for the draft animal. Of course, the vehicle may be motor Y propelled, if desired.

The body 1 has its bottom'V inclined downwardly from its front to its rear, the sides of the body being also inclined upwardly from the center to the sides of the body, as indicated by the Ynumeral et, while the body at the front thereof, isV inclined downwardly to the center of the sides,`.thisfportion ofthe front being substantiallyv V-shaped in plan and is indicated in the drawings by the numeral 5. The front bolster is provided with an inwardly extending portion in the nature of` a plate 6, and this plate has a central Vwall provided by the said opening.

opening -7 therethrough through which passes an arched rack 8 that has its upper end secured to the under face of the V- shaped front portion 5 of the bottom of the body. On the rear of the bolster, slightly above the plate G there is journaled in suitable bearings a shaft 9 that has secured thereto a pinion 10 which is in mesh with the teeth of the rack 8. On the shaft there is a ratchet wheel 11 engaged by a spring dog 12 secured to the bolster whereby the shaft is sustained against accidental turning. rl`he shaft has a squared end extension to re-' ceive the squared socket of a crank handle 13. The shaft is permitted to turn in one direction whereby to swing the front of theV ratchet wheel when the shaft is to turn in an opposite direction.

On the plate 6, and contacting withthe smooth face of the raclr 8 there is a roller le journaled in suitable bearings on the Said plate.

The rear end of the body l is closed by a gate 15 which has at its upper corners extending trunnions 16 journaled in bearings 17 at the upper edges of the sides of the body. The gate has Vits lower edge substantially V-shaped to engage with the angle side walls d of the bottom of the body.

The gate 15, at the lower center thereof is provided with a rectangular opening, and closing this opening there is a door 18 which is hinged to the gate in a line with the upper The door 1S projects beyond the lower'edge of the gate, Vand the said'projecting end of the door has its walls inclined from its sides downwardly toward its center, the said walls being also beveled inwardly. For distinction, the lower end of the door is indicated by the numeral 19, and the same is centrally formed with a projecting tongue 20. The bottom of the wagon body, at the rear end thereof is provided with a depressionr 21, complementar-yt@ the outer or lower end of the door and with a notch to receive the tongue 20 therein.

By reference to the drawings, it will be noted that the rear end of the body, except for the opening therein is of a. substantially rectangular formation, the same being built out on both the sides and the bottom thereof, and on the said rear end there is i fingers 25, the said `lingers being received Vthrough Ouide rails 26 in the wagon end.

Pivotally secured to the center of the substantially V-shaped spout 23, and also pivoted to one of the headed members 24 there is a lever 27. he lever, from its connection with the element 24, is bent at a vright angle, so *that one edge thereof will engage with a toothed rack bar 28 on the end of the wagon body. lVhen the lever is brought to engage with one of the teeth of therack 28, the spout will be moved to cover Athe tongue of the door 18, and the fingers 25 of the said spout will be likewise moved to contact with the end gate. lever is swung *to engagea second notch in the rack 28, the spout will be moved downwardly a suflicient distance to uncover the tongue of the door 18, but the lingers 25 will'still contact the end gate 15. The door is provided with a suitable knob or handle 29, and may be swung open while the end gate is still locked so that a quantity of coal will gravitate along the inclined bottom of the body 'through the door opening and be directed by the spout 23 into a basket or the like when a small quantity of coal is to be delivered. In a like manner, a trough may be arranged upon the spout so that the coal from the wagon can be directed a determined distance away therefrom. Should it be found that all of the coal will not properly flow through the trough, the shaft 9 may be operated to raise the inner end ofV the body. Then the coal is to be deposited in a loadfiom the body, thelever 27 is further swung to bring the lingers 25 out of contact with the end gate, when the end gate may be swung to fully open position or may be forced to such position by the contact ofthe coal therewith. To facilitate the opening of the end gate, the latter is *Y provided with a handle 30.

The extending side portions of the end of the body provide the same with opposed compartments 31 and 32V respectively. These compartments have their outer or facel portionsope'n, the same, however, being normally closed by removable sliding doors 33. The bottoni of the compartments are also partly open, as at 3e, the purpose of which y will be presently set forth. The inner walls of the respective compartments are inclined from their outer or face portionsto the center thereof, and for distinction lVhen the these inner wallsV are indicated Vby the numeral 35, the said walls terminating with the center of the bottom and being extended a suitable dista-nce therebelow.V VThe 4bottom of the body is provided with-.openings communicating with the compartments 31 and 32, and the walls of theseopenings are complementary tov the opposed front and rear walls of the compartments. These openings are closed by Vdoors 3G vand 37 whose opposed walls are complementary to those'provided by the Yopenings in the wagon bottomY The doors, however, pro- 'ject beyond the sides of the wagonibody and are received against the inclined upper walls 38 of the respective compartments 31 and 32. Preferably, the doors 36 and 37 are beveled upon their lower faces at their upper corners, so that when thesame are received in the openings 3d in the lower walls of the compartments, the same provide an unrestricted inclined plane, wherebycoal from the wagon body may be delivered through Veither side at the ends thereof. A pinch bar or suitable implement 'may beinserted through-the openings inthelowery walls of the compartments to contact with -tlie doors and swing the saine to closed position, and when in such position, i the said doors are engaged by latches 39 provided with operating handles 40 arranged Yon the outer walls'of the respective compartments 31 and 32. Y

It is thought that the foregoing description, when taken in connection with the drawings will fully set forth the construe tion and advantages of the improvement to those skilled in the art to which this invention relates, butV it is to be understoodthat the invention is not to be restricted tothe precise structural details herein set forth,

as I may, in the manufacturing andinarketing of the improvement, resort to such changes therefrom, as do not depart from` the spirit of the Vinvention as deinedby the appendediclaims.

Having described the invention, I claim 1. Ajcoal wagon having the sides and front of its bottom `inclined toward the cen ter thereof, and the ,said bottom Vbeing arranged ait an inclination from lthe vfront to the rear thereof,'anend gate hinged to the top of the wagon body having its'lower edge coinplementaryto the bot-tom of the wagon," Y Vsaid end gate having a central opening, a

hinged door closing the opening andV a depending tongue on the door, means operable for simultaneously locking the door and end gate and for independently releasing the door and end gate, and said means including a spout for directing the load from? theV wagon body. V Y

2. A coal wagon having the bot-toni at the front and sides thereof inclined downwardly toward the center `and the said bottom being` also inclined from the front to the rear thereof, an end gate hinged to the top of the wagon body having its lower edge complementary to the bottom of the body, said end gate having a central opening, a door therein having its upper edge hinged to the end gate, its lower edge projecting beyond the Vend gate and provided with aV depending tongue, pockets in the rear of the wagon receiving the extending end of the door and the gate, a spout, a body plate therefor including upstanding` iingers, guide means for the lingers and plate, and lever operated means for moving the plate and spout whereby to cause the release of the tongue when moved to one position without releasing the end gate, to permit of the release of the end gate when moved to a. second position, and lto lock both the door and end gate when moved to a third position.

3. A coal wagon having the sides and forward end of its bottom inclined toward the center thereof and the said bottom ineline-d from the front to the rear thereof, an end gate pivoted to the top of the wagon body having its lower edge complementary to the Vbottom of the body, said gate having its lower edge centrally provided with an opening, a door closing the same and having its upper edge hinged to the end gate, means on the rear of the wagon susceptible to movement for locking both the door and end gate and for permitting` the independent opening of `the door and end gate, said body having compartments at the rear thereof opening at the sides and to the bottom of the body, doors hingedly secured to the center of the bottom and movable in the compartments-to close the same, latching means for the doors which, when released, permit of the doors being swung at downward inclinations, and slidable closures for the open outer ends of the compartments.

ln testimony whereof I aiix my signature.

FRED vALBERT. 

